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This is considered TV Talk Show Host Day – recognizing the work and talents of TV talk show hosts -- and it’s always celebrated on October 23rd, the birthday of the guy who's considered the King of late night TV, Johnny Carson.

The older you get, the more you realize there’s so much you don’t know. We had a neighborhood get-together the other day, and one of my neighbors was talking about fresh produce and mentioned she bought bananas one time and they stayed green for a couple of weeks. They went out of town on vacation, and the bananas were still green so she took them back to the store, which gave her a new bunch of bananas with an explanation.

Did you see the lunar eclipse the other night? A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and Earth’s shadow moves across the surface of the Moon. It can only happen when the Sun, Earth and Moon are aligned in nearly a straight line, and it can only happen on the night of a full Moon.

Today is considered Dictionary Day in honor of Noah Webster, known as the Father of the American Dictionary. He was born on October 16, 1758. The whole idea of Dictionary Day is to emphasize the importance of dictionary skills and improving our vocabulary.

Over and above National Breast Cancer Awareness month, October also recognizes some other things – some of them a little more pleasant like National Dessert Month, National Cookie Month and National Caramel Month.

If you were having a party, you had to invite him. If you were having a social event, he had to be there. He was the most famous explorer and sailor of his day, and he was in demand everywhere. The parties, the balls, the masquerades -- if you could get him to attend, your event was made.

It’s one of those crazy things that researchers at the University of Florida say is a pretty dependable and low-tech way of determining whether someone is a likely candidate for Alzheimer's: whether you’re able to sniff peanut butter. And it gets even more strange beyond that.

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the sun seems so bright lately, especially late in the day. I keep thinking I’m having some issues with my vision, or maybe it’s just that I’m getting a little older and can’t handle it. It just seems the sun this fall has been so much brighter than during the summer, so I looked into it, and sure enough, it is brighter.

Starting today, you’ll begin to see new $100 bills as the Federal Reserve continues to find ways to undermine counterfeiters. This one will be really hard to duplicate. It adds color and other features.

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